Cigar-wrapper cutter.



No. 694,259.- l Patented Feb. 25 |902.

C. l81. L. J. DU BHUL.

GIGAR WBAPPYER CUTTER.

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C, & L. J. D'U BHUL.

GIGAR WRAPPER CUTTER.

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CYRIAC DU BRUL ANDLESTER J. DUBRUL, OF BROOKLYN, NEVtT YORK, ASSIGNORSTO THE MILLER,FDU BRUL AND PETERS MANUFACTURING CO., OF CINCINNATI,OHIO, A CORPORATION.

CIGAR-WRAPPER CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 694,259, datedFebruary 25, 1902.

Application filed July 25,1901. Serial No. 69,623. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CYRIAC DU BRUL and LESTER J. DU BRUL, citizens ofthe United States, residing in the borough of Brooklyn,

city of New York, county of Kings, State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Trapper Cutters, of whichthe following is a specification.

Our invention relates to machines for cutro ting cigar and cigarettewrappers from tobacco-leaves, and has forits object to provide a machineof this class which will he readily operated with comparatively smallapplication ofy power and in which the cutter is positively guidedduring its movement, so as to obtain an absolutely certain operation.

A further object of our invention is to improve the mechanism forcarrying the cutter toward and from the work and to control the zoair-suction which is employed to hold the leafhlank on its .perforatedsupporting-table in such manner as togradually discontinue the suctionas the wrapper is rolled around the filling.

Other features of improvement will appear from the description followinghereinafter and from the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, inwhichl 3o Figurel is a side elevation of our improved machine, with parts in section, onthe line l 1 of Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is aplan thereof. Fig. 3isa detailview,upon an enlarged scale,of the perforated table or platen, thecutter-carrier,and the parts connected therewith; and Fig. 4 is a frontelevationY showing the platen and the adjacent parts in section on theline 4 4 of Fig. 2.

The machine comprises asuitable frame A,

4o at the front end of which is located asuctonbox B, divided bypartitions B into a series of juxtaposed compartments, the lower ends ofwhich communicate with a pipe or tube C,

from which connection is made to any suitable air-exhausting device. Inorder to control the withdrawal of air from the several compartments, weprovide a eut-0E device which, as shown, is constituted bya slide D,working in suitable guides at the upper end of 5o the tube C adjacent tothe lower ends of the partitions BC Thus in the position illustrated byFig. 4 `suction is exerted only in the three compartments at the left,while in the one compartment at the right, which is disconnected fromthe tube C, no suction is exerted.

The top of the suction-box B-is formed by a perforated table or platenE. This platen is adapted to support the wrapper to be cut. On the tableor platen E is adapted to rest a cutter guide ontrack F. This track,asshown, may consist of a continuous curved rim of the proper shape, thesaid rim being provided at the top with flanges ff, projectinghorizontally inward and outward. On this track F is arranged to slide atraveler G, which is formed with lips g g, adapted to take under theflanges fandf of the track F. In order that the traveler G may bereadily removed from the track F, we make the upper portion or ange ofthe latter with a removable section F', (see Fig. 2,) said section beingof a width at least equal to that of the lip g'. On the said traveler iscarried a rotary knife or cutter H, similar to those used bypaper-hangers, journaled upon the screw h. The screw also allows of theready removal of the cutter. The traveler G is provided with a tubularjournal I, extending upwardly and pivotally received within acorrespondingv socket ofl a lever J, which is provided with a handle J Xfor the purpose of pressing the traveler downward and of moving italongthe track F. Normally the cutter is held withits cutting edge abovethe lower edge of the track F through the medium of a spring K, which islocated within the tubular journal I and bears at its lower end againsta plunger E, mounted to slide in said tubularjournal and engaging theupper portion of the track-flange. The upper end of the spring K bearsagainst acap M, fitting onto the upper end of the tubular journal I andserving at the same time for keeping the traveler G in proper positionrelatively to the lever J.

The track Fis carried by the'threc arms F2, a central arm and twoconverging arms, all of said arms meeting one another at the pin N,forminga pivot for a guide-head N', capa- IOO ' extends in a verticalplane between the forked ble of sliding engagement with thewalls ofaslot J', formed at the rear end of the lever J. The head N'laps over themembers of the lever at each side of the slot J', thus keeping the leverJ against upward movement. At the rear end of the slot J is located anenlarged recess J2 of a shape and size sufficient to admit of thepassage of the head N' therethroughasto allow the lever to be removedfrom the machine when desired, it being understood that the traveler Gmust rst be removed from the lever J. The central arm F2 end of thelever J and is provided with a lug F3, adapted to enter an aperture orrecess A' of the' frame, and rollers F4, arranged to travel on parallelspaced guides A2, formed upon the frame. These guides are provided attheir front portion with depressions A3, adapted to receive the rollersF4 at the same time the lug F3 tits into the recess or socket A. Betweenthe two rollers F4 extends downwardly a toe F5, which is adapted to movebetween the guides A2 and to be engaged by the operating-lever O, morefully described hereinafter. Furthermore, atv .its rear end the centralarm vF2 has a bracket F6 depending therefrom, and said bracket carriesat its lower end at each side a roller F7, arranged to travel on thelower surface of one of the guides A2. The head N' is swiveled to thearms F2, so that the lever J may be swung to make the cutter H followthe path determined,

by the track F. v

To operate the cutter-carrier, which term is intended to include anyconstruction which carries a cutter, (in this instance it comprises thetrack F, its supporting-arms F3, the traveler Gr, the cutter H, thelever4 J, and their connecting parts,) wev provide the lever O,fulcrumed at O and provived` with 4a treadle P at its lower end, saidlever being provided at its upper end-with a front nger O2, a` rearvfinger O3, and an inclined lifting-surface O4 between said fingers. Thelever is so arranged that the toe Fvof the central arm F2 will belocated between the two ngers O2 O3. In order t0 operate the slide D, weprovide a spring-pressed lever Q, operated from a shaft R and a pedalP'. Springs S may be employed to facilitate the movement of thetoolcarrier, said springs having one end attached to the frame A and theother; end toa suitable portion of the tool-carrier. A spring S' servesto hold the lever O forward. When the lever. O is thrown fullyforward,'the rollers F4drop into the depressions A3, thus bringing thetrack F down upon the platen E.V It will be understoodthat previously tothis a wrapper or tobacco-leaf is deposited on the platen, the slide Dbeing wide open, so that the entire leaf will be held down by suction onthe platen. After the track F hash/een brought down the operator pressesthe handle J X, and' thereby moves the travelerGr, with the cutter H,vdown against the tension of the l.spring It into operative contact withthe leaf to be cut. Then while still pressing down on the handle J X thetraveler is swung around along the trackl F,-the two swivel-jointsat thehead N and at the journal I allowing of such movement. In order toreduce the friction upon the movement of the traveler G along the trackF, we prefer to provide the traveler with antifriction-ro'llers G2,arranged to bear against the edges of the iiangesff'. ltwill of coursebe understood that none of the perforations of the platen E is locatedin the path of the cutter, which path is indicated in Fig. 2 by a dottedline a. While the cutter-carrier is in its forward position, it islocked therein by the lug F3 entering the recess or socket A. After thecut has been completed the operator presses the ,treadle P on lever O,thereby moving the cutter-carrier backward, and in such movement theinclined surface O4 of the lever O acts on the toe F'.5 to raise thecutter-carrier, so as to cause the rollers F4 to be-lifted out of therecesses Asand the lug F3 out of the socket A'. As soon as this has beenaccomplished the cutter-carrier is free to move rearward,

.which it does owing to the engagement of the front finger O2 of thelever O with the toe F5, it being understood that the rollers F4F`", inconjunction with the guides A2, keep the cutter-carrier steady duringsuch movement. When the lever O is moved forward, the tinger O3 engagesthe toe F5, andV thus pushes the cutter-carrier forward in theraisedposition (illustrated by Fig. 3) until the rollers F'l drop intothe depressions A3. While the cutter-,carrier is in its rearmostposition, the operator proceeds to wind the wrapper around the filling,as illustrated by Fig. 4, and in doing this he presses .the pedal P insuch a manner as to graduali;7 cut off the suction from the severalcompartments formed by the partitions B'. Thus, as shown in Fig. V4,while rolling the cigar or cigarette over that portion of the platen F.which is above the compartment at the extreme right the slide D is movedinwardfar enough to cut off the said compartment from communication withthe tube C, while leaving the other compartments in connection with saidtube, so that suction will be exerted over the entire cut leaf exceptthat portion thereof which is `being rolled. yWe thus facilitate theforming of the cigar or cigarette by removing the resistance to thetaking up of the wrapper at the point where it is rolled around thelling, and at the same time we reduce the suction-power necessary tohold the remaining portion ot' the wrapper on the table or platen E andpreventwaste of air through unused portions 0f the platen E. 4 f

We desire to call particular attention in connection with the trackemployed by us for the traveler to the fact that the said track andtraveler are so connected as to positively guide the traveler in itsmovement-that is, an inward or outward movement of the traveler at aright angle to the track is impossible, and the `operator has thereforeonly to IOS IOS

press the handle JX down, as described, to bring the cutter II to theoperative position and then to sweep with the handle along the track, soas to cause the cutter to positively follow its prescribed path. Theparticular means for moving the cutter-carrier forward and backward andfor locking it in its forward position are simple and effective. Also onaccount of having the guide or track adjacent to the platen there islittle danger of the cutters deviating from its course.

Having described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent,

l. The combination with a perforated platen, of means for holding theleaf thereto by suction, and means for successively cutting olf thesuction upon the leaf at successive portions thereof.

2. In awrapper-cutter, a perforated platen, a comparted suction-boxlocated on one side of said platen, and a controlling device forshutting off the suction from the compartments of the box successively.Y

3. In a wrapper-cutter, a perforated platen, a comparted suction-boxlocated on one side of said platen,and a controlling-slide for shuttingoff the suction from the compartments of the box successively.

4. In a wrapper-cutter, the combination of a perforated platen, a cuttercoperatingwith said platen, a comparted suction-box located on one sideof said platen, a controlling device for shutting off the suction fromthe compartments of the box successively, and means for impartingsuccessive movements to the controlling device in one direction,

l while rolling, and for completely opening it when cutting.

5. In .a wrapper-cutter, the combination with a platen, of a cutter, acarrier by which said cutter is supported over the platen from a pointoutside the platen, and means byA which said carrier is supported on themachine, adapted to slide in a horizontal direction'to bring the carrierlongitudinally to and from a position over `said platen.

6. In a wrapper-cutter, the combination with a platen, of a cutter, acarrier by which said cutter is supported over the platen from a pointoutside the platen, and means by which said carrier is supported on themachine, adapted to slide in a horizontal direction to move the carrierlongitudinally to and from a position over said platen, and means forimparting said horizontal movement to the cutter-carrier.

7. In a wrapper-cutter, a platen, a cuttercarrier movable verticallyrelatively to the platen and also slidable bodily forward and rearward,and means for successively lifting the carrier and then sliding itrearwardly from the platen.

8. In a wrapper-cutting machine, the combination of a platen, a trackand a cutter; said track having a horizontally-sliding connection withthe machine and moving horizontally into and out of position above theplaten.

9. In a machine for cutting wrappers from tobacco-leaf, the combinationof a platen, a cutter traveling over said platen, a track directing saidcutter, and means supporting said cutter and track above the platen,from `a point outside of said platen,and having a horizontally-movingconnection with the machine.

10. In a machine for cutting wrappers from tobacco-leaf, the combinationof a platen, a cutter traveling over said platen, a track directin gsaid cutter, and means supporting said cutter and track above theplaten, from a point outside of said platen, and having a 'com monhorizontally-moving connection with the machine, for both the cutter andtrack.

Il. In a wrapper-cutting machine, the combination of a platen, a cutter,a lever connected with said cutter, extending over the platen from apoint outside thereof, a track by which said cutter is directed, and abracket by which both said lever and track are supported, and with whichsaid lever has both swiveling and sliding connection in a horizontaldirection, whereby the vcutter may follow` the outline of a wrapper.

12. In a wrapper-cutting machine, the combination ofv a platen, avcutter, a lever con- 'nected with said cutter, extending over the platenfrom a point outside thereof, a track by which said cutter is directed,and abracket by which both said lever and track are supported, and withwhichsaid lever has both swiveling and sliding connection in ahorizontal direction, whereby the cutter may follow the outline of awrapper, and said bracket having horizontal sliding connection with themachine.

l3.- The combination with a platen of a cutter-carrier bodily movablehorizontally to and from said platen, and means for locking thecutter-carrier in position over the platen.

14. The combination with aplaten, of a cut ter-carrier movable to andfrom said platen, means for locking the cutter-carrier in posi'- tionover the platen, and mechanism for unlocking and moving the carrier.

15. The combination with a platen, of a IOO IIO

movable bodily upon Ythe guide to and away from the platen, and meansfor locking the carrier relatively to the guide consisting of aprojection on one of said parts and a recess on the other.

17. In a wrapper-cutter, the combination of a platen, aguidelocatedoutside thereof, a cutter-carrier extending from said guide out# sidethe platen and provided with engaging means in contact with the upperand lower faces of the guide respectively, andmechanism for moving thecarrier along said guide to and from the platen.

18. In a wrapper-cutter, the combination of a platen, a guidelocated'outside thereof, and a cutter-carrier extending from said guideoutside the platen movable longitudinally thereof and provided withrollersr located one in I vided with a depression or recess to receiveone of said rollers in its forwardl position and to allow the frontportion of the carrier to drop over the platen, and means for moving thecarrier along the guide.

20. In a wrapper-cutter, the combination of a frame having a platen, aguide located ontside thereof, a cutter-carrier provided with engagingportions in contact with the upper and lower faces of the guiderespectively, the guide having a recess or depression to receive one ofsaid lengaging portions in its forward position, interlocking parts onthe frame and carrier to lock the latter in its forward position, andmeans for unlocking the carrier and moving it along the guide.

2l. In a wrapper-cutter, the combination of a platen, a cutter-carrierextending inward from a point outside the platen, movable vertically andalso movable horizontally, an operating-lever, said carrier andoperating-lever being provided, the one with a toe or projection, theother with two fingers between which said toe is received with play, andan inclined surface arranged to engage the toe and to effect the liftingand lowering of the cutter-carrier.

22. In the wrapper-cutter, the combination of a platen, a track locatedadjacent thereto and provided with a ange, a traveler mounted to runalong the track and engaging the flange upon each of its edges and uponits npper and lowerfaces, and a cutter on the traveler. v

23. In a wrapper-cutter, the combination of a platen, a track locatedadjacent thereto and provided with a horizontal iiange, a travelermounted to run along the track and provided' with rollers engaging bothedges of said flange and holding the traveler thereto, and having meansengaging the upper and lower faces of said fiange and a cutter on thetraveler.

24:. In a wrapper-cutter, the combination of a platen, a track locatedadjacent thereto and provided with a ange, a traveler embracing bothedges and the upper face of the flange provided with a lip taking undersaid flange, said traveler being mounted to run along the track and acutter on the traveler.

25. In awrapper-cutter, the combination of a platen, a track locatedadjacent thereto and provided with a flange, and a traveler runningalong the track embracing and holding itself to the iiange, providedwith a lip taking under said iiange, and having rollers engaging-theedges of said ange and a cutter on the traveler.

26. In a Wrapper-cutter, the combination of l a platen, a track locatedadjacent thereto and having a flanged portion with a removable section,a traveler mounted to run along the track and removable upon taking edthe removable track-section and a cutter on the traveler. 4

27. In a wrapper-cutter, the combination of a platen, a track locatedadjacent thereto, a traveler directed by the track, a cutter on saidtraveler and a spring interposed between the track and the traveler tohold the traveler normally in a raised position.

28. In a wrapper-cutter, the combination of a platen, a track locatedadjacent thereto and provided with a iiange, a traveler arranged to runalong the track and elnbracing said iian ge, a cutter on said travelerand aspring- .pressed plunger carried by the traveler, movablevertically in relation thereto and impinging the track.

29. In a wrapper-cutter, the combination of a platen, a track locatedadjacent thereto, a traveler directed by the track, a cutter on saidtraveler, a spring to hold the traveler normally in a raised position, alever having a swivel connection with the traveler and a cap carried bythe traveler and holding the lever in position thereon, said cap alsoengaging the spring.

30. In awrapper-cutter, the combination of a platen, a track adjacentthereto, a traveler arranged to run along the track, a cutter carried bysaid traveler, an operating-lever having a swivel connection with thetraveler and a swiveled head or guide with which said lever has slidingengagement.

31. In a wrapper-cutter, the combination of a platen, a cutter-carriermovable bodily to and from theplaten, said cutter-carrier comprising atrack, an arm connected therewith a guide-head-havinga swivel connectionwith said arm, a lever mounted to slide on the said head, and a travelerswiveled to the lever and mounted to run along the track.

32. In awrapper-cutter, the combination of a platen, a cutter-carriermovable to and from the platen, said carrier comprising a track, a levermovable vertically relatively to the track, a traveler mounted to runalong the track, connected with said lever, and a cutter on saidtraveler depressible relatively to the track into cutting relation tothe platen by the vertical movement of the lever.

CYRIAC DU BRUL. LESTER J. DU BRUL.

`Witnesses:

JOHN LoTKA, EUGENE EBLE.

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